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Roy Ernest Henry diary

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 37-5-4225

Scope and content

Diary kept by Roy E. Henry from January 3, 1908 through October 11, 1908 with gaps of no entries. The diary first describes his time attending Cornell University for the Winter Short Course in Agriculture and his fellow students. The diary discusses weather, campus life, particularly time spent in dairy and milk studies. It mentions being on Beebe Lake in the winter, the burial of Franklin C. Cornell, and the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house fire. After Cornell it discusses time spent in the North Country and around St. Lawrence County. Also included are a photograph from around the time when he attended Cornell and a newspaper clipping obituary.

Dates

  • 1908.

Creator

Language of Material

English.

Biographical / Historical

Roy E. Henry attended Cornell for the Winter Short Course in Agriculture in 1908. He came from Madrid and Massena New York and would later serve as the town of Waddington justice of the peace.

Extent

1 volumes. (1 volumes.)

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
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